[ Essek was tempted, of course he was; there was no doubt about that but there was still a part of Essek that was holding himself back. But the offering of name, of allowing Bren to call him Essek-- that was a step in the right direction. And there was so much for Bren to discover while Essek worked to keep the man safe, keeping him safe for his late husband, keeping him safe for him. The pull was there but Essek did not want to hold this incarnation of Caleb back quite yet.
He'd been through so much pain and trouble, and now Essek had a scope of it when the name Ikithon had been mentioned.
The drow formed the well used glyph for his purpose and then cast a sending spell to Jester downstairs, a silent communication then ensued where Essek's expression turned from placid to gently wry. There had certainly been a response though he would not precisely disclose what it had been. ]
Jester will be bringing up repast for you to my workroom which you may nibble on at your leisure.. now come, Bren.
[ A motion of his hand, those words utterly gentle and yet with the softest bit of authority of it with the Lord coming out-- a Lord that was quite used to being obeyed. Throughout the night, he would see that Bren ate in bits and pieces here and there. The library could wait for later hours to be returned to, and Essek always preferred to do any work when he first awoke, it was when he felt hte most motivated. ]
I have two workrooms, one is for magic and the other is for my 'day job' you could say-- [ And then quietly ] My late husband also had a work room of his own, which I shall show you as well, once we are done.
[ And there was a part of Essek that wanted to show to Bren everything that had filled Caleb's life with job and meaning-- not realizing that most intense one of them all was buried deep within himself ]
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Date: 2023-03-24 01:43 pm (UTC)[ Essek was tempted, of course he was; there was no doubt about that but there was still a part of Essek that was holding himself back. But the offering of name, of allowing Bren to call him Essek-- that was a step in the right direction. And there was so much for Bren to discover while Essek worked to keep the man safe, keeping him safe for his late husband, keeping him safe for him. The pull was there but Essek did not want to hold this incarnation of Caleb back quite yet.
He'd been through so much pain and trouble, and now Essek had a scope of it when the name Ikithon had been mentioned.
The drow formed the well used glyph for his purpose and then cast a sending spell to Jester downstairs, a silent communication then ensued where Essek's expression turned from placid to gently wry. There had certainly been a response though he would not precisely disclose what it had been. ]
Jester will be bringing up repast for you to my workroom which you may nibble on at your leisure.. now come, Bren.
[ A motion of his hand, those words utterly gentle and yet with the softest bit of authority of it with the Lord coming out-- a Lord that was quite used to being obeyed. Throughout the night, he would see that Bren ate in bits and pieces here and there. The library could wait for later hours to be returned to, and Essek always preferred to do any work when he first awoke, it was when he felt hte most motivated. ]
I have two workrooms, one is for magic and the other is for my 'day job' you could say-- [ And then quietly ] My late husband also had a work room of his own, which I shall show you as well, once we are done.
[ And there was a part of Essek that wanted to show to Bren everything that had filled Caleb's life with job and meaning-- not realizing that most intense one of them all was buried deep within himself ]